The Kite Runner

I like the book because i feel like the characters all seem like real people. They all have flaws and attributes.

Baba- He is a great businessman and would do anything for other people. he is also a bad dad and ignores Amir because he feels bad that he cannot be a father to Hassan. Baba also cares way too much what people think, he will not be a father to Hassan because he is afraid of what people will think.

Amir- He is very smart and excels at writing and coming up with stories and in the end goes through a great deal of pain and trials in order to save his nephew. He has the most flaws. He is a coward, has a sense of superiority, he puts himself above everyone else, and spends all his time trying to get his father to love him, and he takes from people without trying to give anything in return.

Hassan- Loves everyone, is a really happy person, and knows what his place is in the world. He understands that he is a servant and does all his chores and when other people come around he knows he cannot play with Amir because he is "lower" than him in class, but he also does not hold that against Amir. Hassan's unconditional love is also a flaw because he will go to any length for someone who would not do the same for him. He saves Amir but Amir will not save Hassan when the situation becomes reversed. Hassan only sees the best in people so he never realizes how Amir is constantly lying to him.  

Rahim Khan- He keeps Baba's secret about Hassan, he always tries to make Amir feel loved, he always keeps everyones secrets,  and he tries to get Baba to pay attention to Amir. Rahim Khan knows everybody's secrets yet he does nothing to try to help the people involved. He knows that Amir saw what happened to Hassan but he never tries to talk to him and get him to talk to Hassan or do anything that would help lessen the situation. Only right before his death does he try to help Sohrab even though he knew he was in an orphanage for a long time. 

I liked the book because Khaled Hosseini made the characters seem like real people with both good and bad qualities.